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Saturday, April 5, 2008

Suggestions?

I have been reading a lot lately. It is soooo nice. One thing that I have tried to do is go outside of my reading comfort zone and read something from every genre. Although the idea made me a little nervous, I actually enjoyed it. Because of this exposure, I have seen a variety of things. Some authors have really stretched the limits of Literature 101. My Lit teachers would probably turn inside out with some things that were done. (I was taught by literary purists.) Still, I enjoyed seeing the novelties each author brought to their work.

I have a few books left on my tbr pile, but I plan to go to B&N in a week or so for someone else. While there, I thought I'd restock my supply. Hey, I barely, if at all, read while writing. This is my fix before I jump back in and disappear into the writing world. So...any suggestions out there that are a must read?

9 comments:

Sounds like you've been on a serious reading jag - lucky you! Here's my recommendation - PEOPLE OF THE BOOK by Geraldine Brooks. I just finished it, and I absolutely loved it. It's the story of a young Australian woman, Hanna Heath, and the discoveries she makes while restoring an ancient Hebrew text, a book miraculously recovered from war-torn Sarajevo. The book holds many secrets, and the bits of evidence she finds between its pages have amazing stories of their own. And working on this book leads to Hana's life being turned upside down. A great read, IMO.

Hi Sara,All of those sound terrfic. I see I will be well armed the next time I go to B&N. I can't wait. I might have to swing by there today instead of waiting until next week. (g) It is on the way home from church after all.

I just finished reading Anya Seton's The Winthrop Woman, the first time I have re-read this since I was a teenager, and found it even better than I remembered. It's about the niece of John Winthrop, a founder and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her earthy exuberance scandalized her Puritan relatives and neighbors.